19.5.11

I don't have a lot of Ikea in my house, a few bits here and there, mostly in the boys' bedrooms. It's not because I'm anti, just that I have way too much other stuff to need it.

But I do like seeing how people use it cleverly in their homes. This place is a case in point. Lots of Ikea pieces here mixed with some classic Eames, some cool wallpaper and personal touches. I particularly like what I think looks like Ikea kitchen units in the child's room, used to make a platform bed. Do you think that's what it is? That door-front profile looks familiar. If it is - that's a way sharp idea.

But my love-it-dearly detail of this place is the light shade over the dining table. Made of capiz it gives such a soft glow, but its nice to see it in a sharper, more mid-century-elliptical-bubble-lamp style than you expect to see capiz. Seriously good light.

Big Ikea fan here. I'm particularly fond of it mixed in with antiques and more designery stuff. I think it gives it more character. I like the idea of using kitchen cabinetry in other rooms. We used kitchen doors with prettier knobs in my art studio room. It doesn't look AT ALL like a kitchen! The only thing Ikea could do to improve themselves is open in Tassie!

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